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6080Khz 0257 30 APR 2023 - VOICE OF AMERICA (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA) in ENGLISH from MOPENG HILL. SINPO = 55333. English, s/on with dead-carrier. @0259z Yankee Doodle int fb news anchored by Tommy McNeil @0300. A Ukrainian drone struck a Crimean fuel depot on Saturday while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed “punishment for the terrorist state and all its war criminals” after Russia’s deadly strike on Friday on the central city of Uman. Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation's port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones. The names of three soldiers killed in a mid-air collision between two military helicopters over Alaska were released by the U.S. Army on Saturday. The Russian invasion had just begun when Nancy Pelosi made a surprise visit to Ukraine, the House speaker then the highest-ranking elected U.S. official to lead a congressional delegation to Kyiv. "It was very, it was dangerous," Pelosi told The Associated Press before Sunday's one-year anniversary of that trip. Four major U.S. drug companies agreed to a $26 billion settlement last week to end lawsuits over the opioid crisis, but treatment advocates expressed frustration that the money will be slow to arrive and worry it could be misspent. A dozen senators are making a bipartisan appeal to President Joe Biden to reinvigorate the power of U.S. authorities to seize Iranian oil assets under an enforcement program they say has been allowed to languish. Despite existing sanctions, Iranian oil exports jumped 35% last year and proceeds are being used to sponsor attacks on U.S. citizens and service members as well as allies, the senators said in a letter to the president. The National Weather Service is expecting the Mississippi River crest in northeast Iowa to shake up the record books, replacing 1993 as the third all time biggest flood between Camanche and Dubuque, Iowa. @0305z “Encounter" anchored by female announcer. MLA 30 amplified loop (powered w/8 AA rechargeable batteries ~10.8vdc), Etón e1XM. 100kW, BeamAz 350°, bearing 85°. Received at Plymouth, United States, 14087KM from transmitter at Mopeng Hill. Local time: 2157.

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‘Ukraine attack helicopters blast oil depot’ INSIDE Russia as hero pilots strike back against Putin

The Sun

THIS is the dramatic moment Ukraine attack helicopters allegedly blasted an oil depot INSIDE Russia as heroic pilots dare to strike back against Vladimir Putin. A huge fireball erupted at the storage plant in Belgorod as defiant Ukrainian forces appear to take the fight across the border to the tyrant, with initial reports saying two had been injured. Moscow has accused Ukraine of managing to slip a pair of Mi-24 attack choppers across the border undetected before unleashing an air strike on the depot, causing a massive explosion as huge plumes of black smoke filled the air. Footage from several sources appeared to show the facility in the Freida industrial district of Belgorod city just 25 miles from the Ukraine border being blasted. The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov claimed the depot - run by Russian energy giant Roseneft - was hit by a low altitude Ukrainian attack helicopter strike at around 5.50am local time.

P.S. This is not an attack by Ukrainian helicopters, it is a ‘special operation’ for local Russian smokers ...!? Russian propaganda TV liar channels don’t mention a war against sovereign European nation! In addition, the Kremlin's propaganda said very recently that there were no more helicopters and air defenses in Ukraine...         

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Never wanted to think this way or thought I would but

Maybe it’s time to make the UN a thing of the past and revamp the whole system for it. It’s clear that it’s ineffective just based on all the US wars, now with it unable to do fuck all after a month of war crimes by Russia, it’s starting to look like it’s not worth keeping around in its’ current state. 

If anything close to the current system, we need to streamline it and make the governing body of the UN more effective at not only condemnation, but military action. One where nations that know the horrors of war all too well and reject going to war without good reason are the ones to lead the military, but also one where they’re not a bunch of gutless cowards too scared to even condemn Russian aggression. 

I get that Europe is dependent on Russian oil, and that the invasion of Ukraine was probably for the gas fields in Donbas that were recently discovered to ensure Russian gas dependence stays. Not the claimed “denazification” of a state of Slavs led by a Slavic Jew. Literally the most “untermench” you can get according to nazi ideology unless the person was also gay and Roma with part of their family from Northern Africa. 

This war, much like many American wars, is to keep the oil flowing. But unlike the American wars, this Russian one is a war of conquest rather than regime change. We wanted a leader friendly to the US, the Russians just want to lead Ukraine. 

IF the UN had a capable military force that could be used to end this war rather than “keep the peace” (which they never really do anyway) then it would already be over. Ukrainian troops have already pushed the Russians back to Donbas and out of Kiev. If they had UN backing, then the war would be over and putin would be on trial for the war crimes he either knowingly ordered or ignored and the false flag operation that blew up a Russian oil depot. I say false flag because there wasn’t a single casualty, it was behind enemy lines, and it was done with an old Russian helicopter. 

Now, I was praising the Ukrainian army for hitting that oil depot before, but that was before I had all the facts. Zelensky, nor his commanders ordered the attack, so at most this was a rogue operation by Azov or a similar regiment. But it was likely a false flag operation to create more sympathy for the Russian troops at home and abroad. 

If I was able to sign up for the Ukrainian FL then I would, but as a non-veteran and diabetic, I can’t. I want to see Ukraine free and free from war, but I also want to see Russian citizens free and free from war. But until putin stops stuffing ballot boxes, as it’s been proven he has done it won’t happen. I hope that there’s a brave enough person to assassinate the fucker, preferably a Russian national. 

Thankfully though, Russia is likely to be off of the Human Rights Council as a result of this hostility and their war crimes. If we’re lucky, the general assembly will also vote them off of the security council. And, whether we’re lucky or not, this sets a precedent for bringing putin to the Human Rights court for crimes against humanity. 

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‘Ukraine attack helicopters blast oil depot’ INSIDE Russia as hero pilot...

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Ukraine denies attacking oil plant in Russia as the Kremlin threatens to walk out of peace talks over air strike on Russian soil

Ukraine denies attacking oil plant in Russia as the Kremlin threatens to walk out of peace talks over air strike on Russian soil

Ukraine has denied responsibility for an attack on an oil plant in Russia that made the Kremlin threaten to walk away from peace talks. Russia’s defence ministry said two Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters were responsible for an attack on Friday morning on a fuel depot in the city of Belgorod, western Russia, but added the facility did not supply fuel to the military. In its statement, the ministry…

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Talks between Ukraine and Russia to stop fighting resumed as scheduled on Friday, as Ukrainian officials denied responsibility for a helicopter attack on a Russian oil depot.  Russian officials accused Ukraine of the strike in the Belgorod region. If confirmed, it would mark the first Ukrainian airstrike on Russian soil. “Certainly, this is not something that can be perceived as creating…

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What we know about the helicopter attack on an oil depot inside Russia

What we know about the helicopter attack on an oil depot inside Russia

What we know about the helicopter attack on an oil depot inside Russia Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an airstrike on an oil depot in Belgorod, a Russian city close to the Ukrainian border. Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an airstrike on an oil depot in Belgorod, a Russian city close to the Ukrainian border. Go to Source

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Russia Ukraine war : यूक्रेनी सेना का हमला, रूस के बेलगोरोड में फ्यूल डिपो में लगी भीषण आग, देखें वीडियो

नई दिल्ली, रूस और यूक्रेन (Russia Ukraine War) के बीच पिछले एक महीने से जंग शुरू है। इस जंग में अब तक कई लोग अपनी जान गंवा चुके हैं। इस जंग के कारण यूक्रेन के कई शहर तबाह हो गए है। इस जंग से रूस को भी काफी नुकसान हो रहा है। लेकिन, दोनों ही हर नहीं मान रहे हैं। इसी बीच यूक्रेन (Ukraine Army) की सेना ने रूस की सीमा में घुसकर पलटवार किया है। शुक्रवार को यूक्रेन मिलिट्री के दो हेलीकॉप्टर (Ukraine Military Helicopters) रूस के बेलगोरोड (Belgorod) में घुस आए। यूक्रेनी हेलीकॉप्टर्स ने बेलगोरोड में एक फ्यूल डिपो (Fuel Depot) पर एयर स्ट्राइक की। जिसके बाद वहां आग लग गई और कई विस्फोट हुए। ⭕️🇷🇺 #Russia: A helicopter is used to extinguish a fire at an oil depot in #Belgorod, which was attacked by Ukrainian helicopters this morning. pic.twitter.com/UoOu7PjKmR — 🅻-🆃🅴🅰🅼 (@L_Team10) April 1, 2022 सोशल मीडिया (Social Media) पर अब इस विस्फोट का वीडियो वायरल हो रहा है। बेलगोरोड के गवर्नर व्याचेस्लाव ग्लैडकोव ने इस विस्फोट के बारे में बताया है। बेलगोरोड के गवर्नर ने मैसेजिंग ऐप टेलीग्राम पर कहा कि, हेलीकॉप्टरों ने कम ऊंचाई पर सीमा पार की। इसके बाद बाद फ्यूल डिपो (Fuel Storage) पर हमला किया। जिसके वजह से डिपो में आग लग गई। ग्लैडकोव ने आगे बताया कि इस आग में 2 श्रमिक झुलस हो गए। उन्हें नज़दीकी अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया है। जबकि शहर के पास के कुछ इलाकों को खाली किया जा रहा है। An oil depot is on fire in #Belgorod, #Russia. “The emergency services went to the place of fire, measures are being taken to eliminate it”, said Gladkov, the governor of the region in his Telegram channel. pic.twitter.com/ey7rC5ChSz — NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 1, 2022 वहीं दूसरी तरफ  रूसी तेल फर्म रोसनेफ्ट और इस फ्यूल डिपो के मालिक ने इस घटना को ��ेकर अलग बयान दिया है। उन्होंने कहा कि, आग में कोई हताहत नहीं हुआ। हालांकि, उन्होंने आग लगने के कारणों के बारे में कुछ भी बताने से मना कर दिया। बता दें कि, दूसरे विश्व युद्ध के दौरान रूसी सेना ने बेलगोरोड में बंकर और ट्रेंच बनाए थे। यहां पर साल 1943 में खुर्स्क कीलड़ाई लड़ी गई थी। यहां पर उस वक्त के सभी हथियार और मिलिट्री बाइक और गाड़ियां मौजूद हैं। अब इस जगह को एक बड़े वॉर मेमोरियल और ओपन म्यूजियम में तब्दील कर दिया गया है। मास्को से बेलगोरोड करीब 700 किलोमीटर की दूरी पर है। यहां पहुँचने के लिए हाईवे से करीब 10 घंटे लगते हैं। रास्ते में जगह-जगह पुलिस और सेना की तैनाती है। Read the full article

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Russians writes: APU strikes on the oil depot in Belgorod is a serious lesson for our troops ( what will be next target?) The question arises: why did the enemy helicopters miss our air defense, covering that border area? The commanders justify themselves: Ukrainian helicopters were sneaking up on the target at an ultra-low (like, up to 7 meters!) height. But then a counter-question arises: why were posts with man-portable missile systems (say, Igla MANPADS) not set up around the tank farm? Attacks on the oil depot is a serious lesson for our troops. And the question here is not only the need for denser air defense cover. Here is another thing: they still have unfinished planes and helicopters. #Ukraine #Russia #USA #Poland #Europe #EU #Indie #Sudamerica #Africa #Asia #China #US #USD #Canada #France #Germany #Italy #Japan #Australia #Korea https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb1GJhALE1q/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ukraine Fightback As Vital Military Mast COLLAPSES After ‘Suicide Drone' Attack in Russia

EXPRESS UK | By Matthew Dooley | 8/16/2022

UKRAINE has reportedly destroyed a Russian communications mast inside of Russian territory using a "suicide drone". Unconfirmed video appears to show an explosion at the base of the mast, which then slowly buckles and collapses onto its side. Ukraine has launched attacks inside Russia before which Russia had blamed on Western loitering munitions, otherwise known as suicide drones.

Ukraine has reportedly destroyed a communications tower inside Russian territory. - © Getty Images + Twitter/@JimmySecUK

Jimmy (@JimmySecUK), a Kyiv-based commentator and journalist, said on Twitter the attack was carried out by a "suicide drone".  He said: "A Ukrainian suicide drone targeted and destroyed a Russian military communications mast in Belgorod Oblast, Russia."  Masts such as these can be used to relay orders and intelligence to commanders near or on the frontline. The attack is likely an attempt to disrupt Russian communications in order to sow confusion at the front.  Other analysts, however, disputed the assessment the attack was carried out by a drone.

Ukrainian soldiers training to use commercial drones. - © Getty Images

Former US Navy Seal and demolitions expert Chuck Pfarrer said the explosion could have been a controlled demolition carried out by Russia. He said: "For whatever reasons, Russian sources have decided to credit a cross-border attack to Ukrainian forces. "As a demolition expert, my assessment is that this tower was toppled by controlled demotion, and not by a loitering munition. The video is likely a Russian provocation."

Ukrainian soldiers fire a French-made Caesar howitzer.- © Getty Images

Russia is known to have used so-called false flag attacks in the past to justify military action or drum up domestic support. Before Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Western intelligence warned that these self inflicted attacks would become increasingly likely to justify an invasion. However, it is unclear what purpose Russia destroying its own communications mast would serve - there were likely no civilian causalities during the attack and Ukraine has already launched higher profile cross border raids including a helicopter strike on an oil depot in Belgorod.

Ukraine has hit oil depots inside Belgorod before - © Getty Images

NATO has been providing Ukraine with so-called suicide drones, the most famous of which is the Switchblade drone provided by the United States.  The Switchblade 300 weighs a little more than five pounds and can fit in a rucksack, it has a range of approximately 10 miles.  The heavier Switchblade 600 weighs more than 120 pounds but has a range of more than 40 miles and a larger payload.  Suicide drones can be programmed to automatically strike targets or loiter in the air until an operator chooses the desired target.  The drones act as an aerial reconnaissance platform until a target is acquired -then it is flown into the target and detonated. 

MAP: Belgorod Oblast, Russia borders Ukraine near the city of Kharkiv. - © Getty Images

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Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter attack on oil depot in Russian city | Russia | The Guardian

Ukraine refuses to confirm or deny its involvement amid fears it may be a ‘false flag’ operation

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'Does not correspond to reality': Ukraine denies attacking fuel depot inside Russia

‘Does not correspond to reality’: Ukraine denies attacking fuel depot inside Russia

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out an air strike against a fuel depot in the Russian city of Belgorod, an incident the Kremlin says could affect peace talks, but a top Kyiv security official has denied responsibility. Key points: Russia says two Ukrainian helicopters struck an oil facility in Belgorod, some 35km from the border with Ukraine Ukraine’s top security official has rebuffed…

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Ukraine Reportedly Launches Attack on Russian Soil for the First Time

Russia claims that its peace talks with Ukraine have been jeopardized by an attack on a Russian oil depot for which Russia blames Ukraine.

If confirmed, it would be the first attack launched on a target inside Russia since that country invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he could not confirm or deny that the explosion came after Ukrainian helicopters attacked the site on Friday, as alleged by Russian officials, according to Reuters. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the country’s general staff did not respond when Reuters sought comments.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed about the incident.

“Of course this cannot be perceived as creating comfortable conditions for continuing the talks,” Peskov said.

A report in The New York Times that cited Russian regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said the oil depot was set on fire after two Ukrainian helicopters attacked the site in Belgorod, which is about 20 miles from Ukraine’s border with Russia.

Local authorities blame the fire at an oil depot in #Belgorod on an air strike by the #Ukrainian Armed Forces. pic.twitter.com/uRFbIGIuRn

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 1, 2022

“The fire at the oil depot happened as a result of an airstrike of two helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that entered the territory of Russia at low altitude,” Gladkov said in a social media post Friday, according to the Times.

Firefighters, he added, “are trying to localize the fire as quickly as possible. Nothing threatens the population.”

Video showed two helicopters firing at the oil depot, but the Times reported it could not be confirmed that the helicopters were Ukrainian.

The Times said that after its review of the video, it was confirmed that an airstrike caused the fire raging at the oil depot.

The Times called the attack “an embarrassment to Russia’s military, which said last week that Ukraine’s air force had been ‘practically destroyed.’”

The Times said Ukraine previously had hit Russian territory only with ground-launched missiles.

A reporter for Germany’s Bild quoted Ukrainian officials as saying they did “not have this information” about the oil depot explosion. Julian Roepcke said it “could have been a Russian false flag operation to justify further brutal attacks.”

#BREAKING The Ukrainian General Staff tells my colleague @fpiatov, it does “not have this information” that Ukrainian forces attacked an oil depot in Belgorod oblast, hinting that the attack could have been a Russian false flag operation to justify further brutal attacks on

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— Julian Röpcke

(@JulianRoepcke) April 1, 2022

Russia claimed this week that it would de-escalate the war as peace talks began in Turkey.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday told his people, “We don’t believe anyone, not a single beautiful phrase,” according to The Washington Post.

U.S. officials also have been skeptical of Moscow’s de-escalation announcement, seeing it as a sign that Russia probably is taking time to regroup and reorganize its attack.

New footage from the strike at the oil facilities in #Belgorod / #Russia pic.twitter.com/m6YpimUokc

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BBC analyst Jonathan Beale said that if true, Ukraine’s attack is “bringing the war home to Russia.”

“Ukrainian helicopter pilots have plenty of experience of flying low and fast to avoid being detected by military radar and air defence systems,” he wrote.

“But if these unconfirmed reports are correct – flying at night, well into Russian territory, to launch an attack on an enemy fuel depot would have required extraordinary bravery – as well as finely-honed flying skills.

“This alleged attack alone will not dramatically alter the battle. But it could show Ukraine has managed to keep its air force functioning, and give a huge boost to the morale of Ukraine’s military.”

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Ukraine accused of helicopter attack on oil depot inside Russia

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Russia accuses Ukraine of rocket attack on oil depot in Russia - BBC News

Russia accuses Ukraine of rocket attack on oil depot in Russia – BBC News

Russia has said that Ukraine has conducted missile strikes on an oil storage depot in Belgorod in western Russia. The local governor said the attack was carried out by two Ukrainian helicopters. Ukraine’s foreign ministry said it could not confirm or deny whether Kyiv was behind the attack. If confirmed, it would be the first time that Ukrainian aircraft have flown into Russian airspace to hit a…